 to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to every virtue a knight to be the patron and defender of the same ; in whose actions and feates of armes and chivalry the operations of that virtue, •whereof he is the protector, are to be expressed, and...  Dictionary of National Biography - Page 395edited by - 1898Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 548 pages
...say, " I have already undertaken a work in heroical verse, under the title of a Faerie Queene, tending to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to every virtue a knight, to be patron and defender of the same ; in whose actions feats of arms and chivalry, the operations of that... | |
 | Biography - 1816 - 512 pages
...say, " 1 have already undertaken a work in heroical verse, under the title of a Faerie Queene, tending to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to every virtue a knight, to be patron and defender of the same; in whose actions feats of armes and chivalryj the operations of that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 516 pages
...say, " 1 have already undertaken a work in heroical verse, under the title of a Faerie Queene, tending to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to every virtue a knight, to be patron and defender of the same; in whose actions feats of armes and chivalry, the operations ot that... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - Poets, English - 1834 - 476 pages
...a work tending to the same effect, which was in i heroic verse, under the title of a Faerie Queen, to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to every...patron and defender of the same ; in whose actions, the feats of arms and chivalry, the operations of that virtue whereof he is the protector, are to be... | |
 | 1839 - 498 pages
...work tending to the same effect, which was in heroic verse, under the title of a ' Faerie Queene,' to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to every...patron and defender of the same ; in whose actions, the feats of arms and chivalry, the operations of that virtue whereof he is the protector are to be... | |
 | Periodicals - 1833 - 270 pages
...eighth, were published. It is an allegory throughout, and, according to his own account, his design was " to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to every...and defender of the same ¡ in whose actions, and feats of arms, and chivalry, the operations of that virtue, whereof he is the protector, are to be... | |
 | Edward Farr - English poetry - 1845 - 322 pages
...death, January 16, 1598—9. The chief work of Spenser is his " Faerie Queen," the object of which is "to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to...patron and defender of the same; in whose actions the feats of arms and chivalry, the operations of that virtue whereof he is the protector, are to be... | |
 | Edward Farr - English poetry - 1845 - 326 pages
...death, January 16, 1598—9. The chief work of Spenser is his " Faerie Queen," the object of which is "to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to...patron and defender of the same; in whose actions the feats of arms and chivalry, the operations of that virtue whereof he is the protector, are to be... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1850 - 130 pages
...were iblished. It is an allegory throu<j;Uc\\\t •, according to his own account, his design was " to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to every...patron and defender of the same ; in whose actions, and feats of arms, and chivalry, the operations of that virtue, whereof he is the protector, are to be... | |
 | Half hours - 1863 - 414 pages
..."I have already undertaken a work in heroical verse, under the title of a 'Faerie Queene,' tending to represent all the moral virtues, assigning to every virtue a knight to be patron and defender of the same, in whose actions, feats of arms, and chivalry, the operations of that... | |
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